According to data from HM Land Registry, 42, Elm Road, Reading sits on a plot of 372 m².

We have plot size data on 37 out of 37 other houses in the postcode and 42, Elm Road, Reading sits on the 34th largest plot.

42, Elm Road, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 30 Nov 2016.

The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

According to HM Land Registry, 42, Elm Road, Reading was last sold on 9th March 2018 for £482,500 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has had 2 sales since 1995.

Since March 2018, the market for similar properties has risen by 10.9%.

• Sold Mar 2018£482,500
• Sold Sep 2007£384,000

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 62 sales of properties similar to 42, Elm Road, Reading within a radius of 580 metres since 2017.

The most recent example is 3, Wychwood Close, Reading, RG6 5RB, a freehold house which sold for £795,000 on the 28th November 2025.

Read more about house prices in RG6.

• Sold Nov 2025£795,000 | 5 Bed House3, Wychwood Close, Reading, RG6 5RB3, Wychwood Close, Reading, RG6 5RB
• 
  Sold Sep 2025£ Undisclosed | 5 Bed HouseBeaconsfield Way
• Sold Aug 2025£685,000 | 4 Bed House9, Bay Close, Reading, RG6 5GH9, Bay Close, Reading, RG6 5GH
• Sold Mar 2025£685,000 | 4 Bed House11, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT11, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT
• Sold Mar 2025£725,000 | 5 Bed House3, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE3, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE
• Sold Feb 2025£830,000 | 5 Bed House5, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE5, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE
• Sold Jan 2025£470,000 | 5 Bed House65, Falstaff Avenue, Reading, RG6 5TG65, Falstaff Avenue, Reading, RG6 5TG
• Sold Aug 2024£790,000 | 5 Bed House132, Hilmanton, Reading, RG6 4HJ132, Hilmanton, Reading, RG6 4HJ
• Sold Aug 2024£730,000 | 5 Bed House74, Elm Road, Reading, RG6 5TR74, Elm Road, Reading, RG6 5TR
• Sold May 2024£650,000 | 4 Bed House5, Turmeric Close, Reading, RG6 5GU5, Turmeric Close, Reading, RG6 5GU
• Sold Jan 2024£720,000 | 4 Bed House15, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT15, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT
• Sold Oct 2023£675,000 | 5 Bed House7, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE7, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE
• Sold Sep 2023£646,000 | 4 Bed House24, Redhatch Drive, Reading, RG6 5QP24, Redhatch Drive, Reading, RG6 5QP
• Sold Jun 2023£750,000 | 5 Bed House5, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE5, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE
• Sold Oct 2022£710,000 | 4 Bed House1, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT1, Adams Way, Reading, RG6 5UT
• Sold Sep 2022£830,000 | 5 Bed House21, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE21, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE
• Sold Jun 2021£612,500 | 5 Bed House9, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE9, Rowland Way, Reading, RG6 5TE
• Sold Mar 2021£584,500 | 5 Bed House86, Elm Road, Reading, RG6 5TR86, Elm Road, Reading, RG6 5TR
• Sold Aug 2020£522,500 | 4 Bed HouseFircot, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UQFircot, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UQ
• Sold Dec 2017£575,000 | 5 Bed House23, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE23, Elm Lane, Reading, RG6 5UE

Elm Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 has a total of 98 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, 42, Elm Road, Reading is the 40th largest and the 35th most expensive property on the street.

When compared to the postcode district it is £259k more expensive than the average property in RG6.

• Whiteknights Primary School

  200 m away
• Hillside Primary School

  700 m away
• The Ridgeway Primary School

  700 m away

• Maiden Erlegh School

  1.4 km away
• Hartland High School

  1.5 km away
• Reading Girls' School

  1.5 km away

• Earley

  |

  2.0 km away
• Winnersh Triangle

  |

  3.5 km away
• Reading

  |

  3.7 km away

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.